Nymph
Pink Shrimp
Hot-spot winter grayling scud
Grayling · TroutSubsurface
Pink-dyed weighted shrimp — a grayling-winter favourite (the pink 'hot-spot' triggers the grab); dead-drift deep.
Fish this when
Through the winter grayling season on cold, clear rivers, dead-drifted deep through the same slow glides and pool tails where naturals shelter.
Why it works
The dyed pink body works as a hot-spot trigger against an otherwise natural shrimp silhouette, provoking a reaction take from grayling that might ignore a plainer scud in cold, sluggish water.
Naturals it imitates
freshwater shrimp / scud (pink)
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film & swing
Subsurface
Deep & bottom
Setup sensitivity: medium
Quick facts
Tying difficulty
Beginner-friendly